Meet the Proflight Team

Tanner Duncan

Bio
Born in Muscatine in 1978, discovered disc golf in 1997. Discovered the PDGA in 2000. Moved to San Diego to play disc year round. Began the apprenticeship with Micah Dorius and Carlo Pelg. Moved to Des Moines in 2004 to prepare and play Worlds. I've been here ever since. Liven, Rockin, and Discin, it's what I do.

Favorite Courses
Ewing, Pickard,
Winthrop Gold,
Newton,
West Lake,
Middle Park.

Favorite Tournaments
- USDGC

In the bag
Star TL
Champ Leopard
Champ Firebird
Ontario Roc/San Marino Roc
10X KC Roc
9X KC Roc
Champ Shark
Star Shark
Moray/Stingray
Star Wraith x 2
Spirit Wizard x 2
Magnet

Advice
Be positive and love your life

Clay Abernathy

Bio
I'm 26 years old, I live in Cedar Rapids, IA, and I work in IT.

In the Bag
Soft X Challenger
2 X Challengers
Crystal Z Challenger
ESP Buzz
X Buzz
Z Wasp
FLX Drone
Pro Line Leopard
2 Star TLs
CFR TL
Champion Eagle
Star Roadrunner
Champion Roadrunner
Star TeeRex
Star TeeRex-X
Pro Wraith
Z-Flick
ESP Predator

Favorite Courses
West Lake - Davenport, IA
Pickard Park - Indianola, IA
Blue Valley - Kansas City, MO
Telemark Resort - Cable, WI
Token Creek - Madison, WI

Favorite Tournaments
USDGC
Legion of Doom

Advice
Studying the best players and watching video is useful, I've done my fair share. But once you have the fundamentals down it will often be better to do what feels comfortable to you. I've also found that for the most part aggressive putting pays off in disc golf.

Jason Duden

Bio
Born 6/24/77 - DSM, IA
Love all sports so discgolf was a no brainer
Work with cars at Action Auto Body

In the Bag
2 wizards
2 DX Aviars
1 CE Spider
1 Squall
1 KC ROC
1 champion Orc
1 Star Orc
1 Champion Eagle
1 Star Destroyer

Favorite Courses
Indian Hills
Pickard
J-n-B Rolling Hills
Hobson Grove, KY
Todd Park MN

Favorite Tournaments
Legion of Doom
First Class Challenge
Hickory Hills Doubles
Majestic

Advice
It’s not over until it’s over
Don’t worry about others player’s rounds,
Focus on your own
Practice makes perfect, maybe not perfect, but always make time for it
Always give it your best and accept the results

Shane Stewart

Bio
Born in California in 1972, started throwing 1990. Started playing tourney’s 2000, been playing ever since and I’m still trying to figure out how. Started ProFlight in 2003 because I couldn’t find the discs I wanted to throw. I also like my other job of dealing poker at Prairie Meadows Casino in Des Moines. 

In the Bag
2- 10x Teebirds
3- Pro Wraiths
2- Star Firebirds
1- Champion Panther
1- KC Roc
1- Champion Gremlin
2- Soft Wizards
1- DX Aviar 

Favorite Courses
Pickard Park- Indianola, IA
Walnut Ridge- Johnston, IA
J and B Rolling Hills- Lamoni, IA
WestLake- Davenport, IA
Water Works- Kansas City 

Favorite Tournaments
Des Moines Ice Bowl
J and B Doubles
Des Moines Open
Legion of Doom 

Advice
Take care of yourself, stay in shape,
and practice, practice, practice.
All goals are attainable if you set
them and strive for them!!!!

Eddie McCulley

Bio
Eddie has been playing Disc Golf for about 7 years.  The last 3 years have been here in Des Moines. Eddie just turned 40 this years so he will be sandbagging in the masters division from here on out pretty much. He's been a middle school teacher for 10 years.  He's also an artist.  He's getting his masters in administration at Iowa State right now.  He loves Jesus and is sorry for cussing on the course.  He's been married to his wife Kelly for 15 years and has two boys, Max and Ezra. 

Favorite Courses:
Pickard [Indianola, IA]
Walnut Ridge [Johnston, IA]
Blue Valley [Kansas City, MO]
La Mirada Regional Park [La Mirada, CA]
Lewis Club Park [Colfax, IA]

Favorite Tournaments:
Anything in Iowa [seriously]
KC Wide Open
Golden State Classic
Worlds [anywhere]
someday will be the USDGC

In my bag right now!
175 X-Calliber [star]
172 Destroyer [star]
175 Wraith [star]
172 Wraith [star]
175 Valkarie [star]
175 Road Runner [Champ]
175 T-Bird [star]
175 Max [star]
178 Roc [DX]
174 Roc [DX]
175 Whippet-X [Champ]
172 Panther [Pro]
Crystal Z BUZZZz
175 Wizard
172 Pro Rhino
171 Aviar [DX flippy]

Advice
It's all about the putting!  
If you put it in the circle on the drive and miss the putt it's still just a 3!  Make the putt.
[preaching to myself]

Mike Robinson

Bio:
Division: Pro Open
PDGA# 24414
Home: Davenport, IA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 200
Pro since: 2005
Year born: 1980

Favorite Courses:
West Lake Park -- Davenport, IA
Pickard -- Indianola, IA
Sioux Passage -- Saint Louis, MO
Hickory Hills (tournament layout) -- Waterloo, IA
Tokken Creek -- Madison, WI

Favorite Tournaments:
River City Rumble -- Davenport, IA
Legion of Doom -- Cedar Rapids, IA
DGTV Open -- Cable, WI
Minnesota Majestic -- Twin Cities, MN
Homie's Fall Classic -- Cedar Lake, IN

In The Bag:
3 Star TeeRex
2 Predators (Z, ESP)
1 Pro Destroyer
1 ESP Avenger
1 Champ Eagle
1 Champ Roadrunner
1 Star TL
1 ESP XL
1 E Speed Demon DT
2 Z Buzzes
1 ESP Drone
1 ESP Meteor
1 DX Shark
1 Z Xtreme
1 DX BB Aviar
2 11x KC Aviar
1 S Warlock

Advice:
Putt. Putt. Putt. Learn to make your 20' putts. It does you no good to be able to throw 450' and not cash the putt. Trust me, I know.

Kelly Welch

Bio:
Main Throwing Style: Right Hand, Back Hand
Location: Rock Island, IL (Quad Cities- Iowa/ Illinois)
Current Level of Play: 1st year Pro Women’s
Years Playing: 3rd year of competition play
Favorite Disc: Pro Starfire for the longest time, but the Roc is quickly becoming a tie or a new favorite. It is soooo predictable for me, holds a line, and I can throw it farther than most of my drivers! They are both my “go to’s”

Favorite Courses:
In no particular order
Waterworks- Kansas City, West Lake-Davenport Iowa, J&B Rolling Hills- Lamoni, IA,  Big Creek- DSM, Swope- Kansas City

In the Bag:
All INNOVA
2 11x time KC Pro Aviars
3 Rancho Rocs
1 classic Roc
2 Pro Starfires
2 Champion RoadRunners
1 Star Sidewinder
2 Champion Sidewinder
2 Star Wraiths
1 Champion Teebird

Any Advice:
Ladies get out there and start throwing some plastic. There is nothing better than out driving the guys!
** strongly recommend that you force yourself to go out and play a round with your midrange and putters only.  It really helps you learn your short game, and it will amaze you at what you can do with just a few discs, it helps you learn shots, and when you can “disc down.”  I used to hate my Roc, now I love it, and can throw it better and more accurate than any of my drivers.  It was one of the most valuable things I have done for myself as a player.

Find someone to play catch with… get multiple molds of the same disc and throw the same shot over and over ‘til you master it, then your buddy can throw them back and do it again until you got it! I do this with an awesome local pro, Chris Sprague, when I am feeling that I need a tune up on my short game. Another thing Chris did for me was to video tape me driving. I got to see my mechanics, what was good, and what I needed to work on. Turns out I was driving very well in the video, and I would watch it every so often for motivation!
Practice Putting… it’s so important, even just 15 mins a day can drastically improve your game. Think of something that you do during your day that’s a waste of time… for me it could be computing, or napping, If I gave up 15 mins of this everyday and devoted it to putting, there is no telling how good I could be! I need to start doing this again!!!
Read Bob Rotella’s Life is not a Game of Perfect: It helped a lot with my mental game!
Lastly, surround yourself with great players!  Pick their brains, ask them why they threw that shot, or what line where they looking at off the tee. Ask questions, try to imitate their game, their lines.  Play UP!  I played up most of my 2nd year and improved my rating by over 60 points!  Don’t think of it as donating, think of it as getting lessons from the pros!

Favorite thing about Disc Golf: I love that I have met people from all over the country, and that I consider them good friends. I love that the game feels so small, yet so big when we are in our disc golf world. I think it is awesome that you can be friends with some of the top players in the world- because this sport is still in its infancy the top pros are just like everyone else! That makes it really cool!  I love touring and getting to meet up with all my buds from around the country. But it’s really hard when I have to face reality and turn around and go home to the real world. Making it thru the work week is always hard, but when Friday comes… it was all worth it.

States so far that I have played in… Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas

Favorite Tournaments:

• Minnesota Majestic
• KCWO
• DSM Challenge
• River City Rumble
• Women’s Nationals/AM Worlds

Meet the Players